They conducted several tests, but Orville made the first flight at 10:35 a.m., lasting 12 seconds and traveling 120 feet. Wilbur flew it the longest that day for 59 seconds and across 852 feet.

Crouch: Well, they started out at 10:35 that morning with the first flight, which Orville made. It was quite short—120 feet, 12 seconds. After that Wilbur made the second flight, Orville the third.

His Model XI is remembered for having made the first flight across the English Channel on July 25, 1909. NASM, SI 78-14972 The Deperdussin Monocoque introduced the stressed-skin shell structure to ...

Being the first to fly airplanes made by U.S. manufacturers was considered a perk for military test pilots, who at the time had no counterparts in private industry. While testing the XB-906 ...

He helped design the X-1, which was the first airplane to break the sound barrier. Slick Goodlin was a test pilot for Bell Laboratories and made numerous flights in the X-1 before it was ...